Co in-controlled strength-tester



(No Model.)

110,431,013. `1 a19n1ed1une 24, 18911.

S L N 1w d c ns so., Paura-uwe., mamma, n. s.

UNITED i STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAV SOEDING, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COIN-CONTROLL'ED STRENGTH-TESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters vPatent No. 431,013, dated J' une24, 1890.

Application filed December 26, 1889. Serial No. 335,019. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUsTAv SOEDING, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCoin-Controlled Strengthfl`esters5 and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention.

My invention has relation to coin-controlled strength-testers of thecharacter shown and described in Letters Patent of the United States No.415,949, granted to me on November 26,1889, and has for its object tosimplify the construction of and the addition of cer tain novel featuresto the same.

Myinvention consists in the provision of a construction which permits ofthe discarding of the spring-controlled shaft of the patent abovementioned, with the means for actuating the same; also, thespring-controlled register-operating wheel loosely journaled on saidshaft, and the substitution therefor of a shaft carrying a rotaryindicator or pointer registering on a dial and suitably arranged outsideof and on top of the casing, said shaft receiving its motion from theoperating-handles through the medium of a cord secured to the groovcdwheel formed on one of the gears which mesh with the handle-racks and tothe latter shaft, which latter and the pointer are returned to normal orzero point by means of a weighted cord secured to said shaft.

My invention further consists in the provision of a pair ofdifferent-toned organ-pipes, into which air is forced at certainpredetermined periods by a pair of bellows operated by the handles, saidpipes and bellows being similar to those of a cuckoo-clock and announcing the arrival of the pointerunder the impulse of said handle at acertain point on the dial; also, in the provision of` a bell or gongoperated by the handles when the same have been forced to their fullextents and announcing the arrival of theaforesaid pointer at thehighest point on said dial.

My invention still further consists in the specific construction and inthe combinations of parts, as hereinafter more fully described, andshown in the accompanying drawings, wherein-e y Figure 1 is a verticallongitudinal central section of the main casing and the pointermechanismcasing, their contained parts being` in` full lines and partly brokenaway. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse central section of the above withtheir contained parts in full lines. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of adetail showing one of the pairs of bellows open.v

A is the casing, and B and C the pushing and pulling handles,respectively, with their racks b c c.

D is the helical spring encircling the rod c2 of handle C and abuttingagainst the head a and the shoulder e of the yoke E.

F F are the gear-wheels journaledron the lendsof the bolts f in thecasing sides and receiving motion from the above-mentioned racks.

Gr is the lockingbar hinged in the lugs g, integral with head a andactuated by the coinlever I-I, hinged in the hanger 7L through themediumof thelink g', said coin-lever receiving coinsfrom the conveyer I,and is supported before the operation of the handles by the arm K,secured in one of the arms of th pushing-handle.

A is the rear head or door, secured in place by the screws co2 and thelugs CL3, all of which parts are like unto and have the same functionsas those shown and described in my aforementioned patent, so that theyneed not be particularly described herein,

F2 is a wheel or rotary disk, provided with a rim with a shallow groovef2 therein, although such groove may be dispense-d with, and havingopenings therein for the passage of the end of a cord L, as shown at f3f4, said cord being knotted after passing through the last opening forpreventing its Withdrawal therefrom. The other end of this cordis tiedorctherwise conveniently secured to the lower end of a link or rod L',provided with eyes Z Z', one at each end. The other end of this rod hassecured thereto Vanother cord L2, which passes or is wound several timesaround the shaft M, as shown in Fig. l, and, finally, through a suitableopening m in the shaft, after which it is knotted for preventing itswithdrawal. Thus, as will be seen,there is a taut connection between thewheel F2 and the shaft M, which carries the hand or pointerh/ so thatimmediately upon the operation of the handles B C ,said pointer willmove cor IOO respondin gly and register the extent of pressure exertedon said handles. The purpose of providing the link L, instead ofemploying a single cord between the wheel or disk F and shaft M, is toprevent the wearing out of the cord by its contact with the sharp edgeof the opening a4, and avoid the necessity for the use of a pulley.

N is the casing for the indicator-operating mechanism; also, the supportfor the dial N', which is secured to the front thereof, said casinghaving an opening n in its bottom registering with the opening a4, andfor the same purpose; also smaller openings at each side thereof for thepassage of bolts n', which pass through openings in the casingA andsecure the casing N and its appurtenances on the latter. Inside ofcasing N and integral with the walls thereof are an upright n2 and ahanger n3, which afford bearings for the shaftM, although they may beentirely dispensed with, particularly the latter, in which case the saidshaft will be-journaled in the rear wall of said casing. The upright n2,in conjunction with the front and side walls of the casing N, forms achamber for a weight 0, secured to one end of a cord O, which cord atits other end passes in a direction opposite to that of cord L, throughan opening m in the shaft M, then once around the latter and through asimilar opening m2, where it is knotted for preventing its withdrawal,so that after the handles have been Voperated and hold thereon releasedsaid weight and cord having been wound on the shaft M by said operationwill rotate said shaft backwardly until the pointer M reaches thezero-point or limiting-stop z on the dial Said dial is protected by therim p and glass P, and faces thevoperator, so that he can keep themovement of the pointer in full view.

and be informed as to the exact amount of strength which he has exerted,thus avoiding the necessity of his leaning to either side of the machinefor such purpose, and thereby partly releasing his grasp on the handles,which allows the pointer to move backwardly some distance andincorrectly register the amount of draft exerted on said handles whenthe dial faces sidewise, as in strength-testers heretofore constructedemploying a circular dial. f

R R are ordinary wooden organ-pipes, such as are usually found incuckoo-clocks, secured upright in any suitable manner to the inside ofthe bottom of casing A, and havingattached thereto at their tops theusual form of bellows r r, said bellows having each in one side of theirupper sections pins r2 r3 projecting laterally.

S S represent crooked or knee-shaped arms convenientlysecured in theends of the racks b h of the handle B, their ends projecting downwardlyalmost in line with said pins, but not quite in such line and forminginclined planes.

s s represent spring-tongues secured to the upper surfaces of the arms SS by rivets S2 s3 orotherwise, and their free ends projecting normallyunderneath the pins r2 r3.

It will be observed by referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings that the armsS S are of different angles of inclination when viewed endwise, thelatter at its apexleaning outwardly or to the side a slightly greaterdist-ance from the center of said figure than the former, so that as thehandles are operated the arms with their tongues will be forced underthe pins and cause the same to ride upwardly upon the inclines, thusraising the bellows sections to which they areattached, as shown in Fig.3, and causing the air to fill the bellows. Now, owing to theaforementioned outward lean of arms S S the period of time dur-V ingwhich the pin r3 isl in engagement with the tongue s is less than thatduring which the pin r2 is engaged with the tongue s, and the arms areof the same inclination in side elevation, the pin r2 leaving its tongueat and pin r3 leaving its tongue at y, and the tone of pipe R beinghigher than R the result is a cuckoo-call.

It will be readily understood that the point which the indicator reacheson the dial and the sounding of the cuckoo correspondingly therewith isa mere matter of adjustment in the relation of the pins to the tongues;also, ordinary organ-reeds, whistles, or any other form ofwind-instrument may be used as readily as those shown.

The object of providing the tongue-extensions of the arms S S is so thatafter the pins r2 r3 have ridden upon said tongues and dropped to therear thereof said pins may resume their positions in front of the endsof the tongues, when the handles resume their normal positions byraising the same and passing under them, the spring of said tonguescausing them to resume their proper positions on the arms.

T represents the ordinary form of bell or gong mounted on a base-platet, secured to the side of the casing and provided with the usual hammert, controlled by a spring t2, said hammer being operated by an arm t3,having a spring-latch t4 thereon, so that when this arm is pulledinwardly on its pivot the contact of the latch with the said arm willforce it some distance away from the bell until the arm slips over theend of the latch, when the spring attached to the hammer-arm will drawthe latter into contact with said bell and the stroke is accomplished.

U represents a rigid bar with eyes u a at each end for engagement-withopenings c2 in the rack c', and with the opening u2 in the arm t3, sothat when the handle C has been pulled to its full extent and theindicator reached its highest point on the dial the arm t3 will be alsodrawn sufficiently to cause a ringing of the bell, after the mannerabove described, and when such draft is released IOO IOS

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the bell-arm will resume its normal position,

at'which the pointer arrives on the dial simultaneously with thestriking of the bell can be changed at Will by shifting said pointer onits shaft.

V represents a chute for leading the coins which drop off the coin-leverto the opening a5, through Which they pass into a suitable receptacle inthe standard or base A2.

Vhat I claim as myinvention is as follows:

l. In a coin-controlled strength-tester, the combination of the handles,a suitably-supported Wheel or rotary disk, mechanism intermediate thelatter and the handles, a rotary shaft carrying a hand or pointer, adial on which the latter registers, a cord passed around and secured tosaid shaft and to said Wheel or disk for rotating the shaft in onedirection, and means for alternately rotating the shaft in the otherdirection independently of said cord, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In a coin-controlled strength-tester, the combination of the handles,a suitably-supported rotary shaft carrying ahand or pointer, a dial onwhich the latter registers,'mechan ism intermediate t-he handles andshaft for rotating the latter in one direction, and a cord passed aroundand secured to said shaft and sustaining a weight for alternatelyrotating the shaft in the other direction independently of the handles,substantially as shown and described.

3. In a coin-controlled strength-tester, the combination of the handles,a suitably-supported Wheel or rotary disk, mechanism intermediate thelatter and the handles, a pointer, a dial on which the latter registers,the shaft- M, with the holes m m' m2, carrying the pointer, supports forthe shaft, the cord L,se cured to the wheel or disk, the cord L2,secured to said shaft, the rod L', intermediate and secured to thecords, the cord O, secured in the openings m' m2 and sustaining theWeight o, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a coin-controlled strength-testen, the combination of the handles,a register, mechanism intermediate the handles and register, thearms S Ssecured to the pushing-handle, the tongues s s', secured on said arms,the pins r2 r3, the bellows r r', and the pipes R R', substantially asshown and described.

5. In a coin-controlled strength-tester, the combination of the handles,a register, mechanism intermediate the handles and register, the rod U,secured to the pulling-handle, the arm t3, the latch t4, the hammer t',the spring t2, the base-plate t, and the bell T, substantially as shownand described.

6. In a coin-controlled strength-tester, the combination of the handlesB C, the rod c2, the spring D, the racks b b' c c', the gears F F', aregister andV mechanism for the operation thereof, the coin controlledlocking devices, the arms S S', the tongues s s', the pins r2 r3, thebellows r r', the pipes R R', the rod U, the arm t3, the latch t4, thehammer t', the spring t2, the base-plate t, and the bell T,substantially as shoWni and described.

7. In a coin-controlled strength-tester, the combination of the handlesB C, the rod o2, the spring D, the racks b b' c c', the gears F F', theWheel or rotary disk F2, the cord L, secured to the rim of the latter,the rod L', the cord L2, the shaft M, suitably supported and having theholes m m' m2, the cord O, the Weight o, the casing N, the pointer h thedial N', the glass P, the armsSS', the tongues s s', the pins 'r2 r3,the bellows r r', the pipes R R', the rod U, the arm 153, the latch t4,the hammer z5', the spring t2, the base-plate t, the bell T, and thecoincon trolled locking devices, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day ofDecember, A.. D. 1889. Y

GUSTAV SOEDING. Witnesses:

WM. H. POWELL, R. DALE SPARHAWK.

